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Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports that the Cardinals have hired Mike Maddux as their pitching coach.

Maddux was not immediately retained by the Nationals when they parted ways with manager Dusty Baker earlier this month, though there were reports that negotiations for a new deal were going to take place. In the meantime, the 56-year-old longtime pitching coach began speaking with other teams and found a new landing spot to his liking. St. Louis fired pitching coach Derek Lilliquist at the end of the 2017 regular season. Thu, Oct 26, 2017 02:48:00 PM

He'll replace David Bell, who left the Cardinals to take a job as the Giants' farm director. Jose Oquendo, who most recently served as assistant to the general manager, will return to take Shildt's old position as the third base coach while Willie McGee is also expected to join the major league staff in an unspecified role. Mon, Oct 23, 2017 03:19:00 PM

USA Today's Bob Nightengale reports that Cardinals bench coach David Bell has left the team in order to take a job as the Giants' farm director.

Bell had been with the Cardinals since 2014 as their assistant hitting coach and then bench coach. He was previously a third base coach with the Cubs and a manager in the Reds' minor league system. Fri, Oct 20, 2017 03:07:00 PM

Lilliquist just finished his sixth season as pitching coach. The club ranked 10th in the majors with a 4.01 ERA in 2017, but the team wants a new voice and opted to not renew his contract. Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch writes that Triple-A pitching coach Bryan Eversgerd should get serious consideration for the job. Tue, Oct 3, 2017 11:15:00 AM

Cardinals GM Michael Girsch told 101 ESPN in St. Louis on Thursday that it is "difficult to see Alex Reyes in a closer role."

Girsch cited the "inability to control his innings and situations" as the club's dedicated saves man. Reyes is coming off Tommy John reconstructive elbow surgery and on track to join the Cardinals' active roster around May 1. It sounds like the ultra-talented 23-year-old right-hander will either slide into a rotation spot at that time or be eased back in middle relief. That leaves his fantasy outlook blowing in the wind. Reyes registered a stellar 1.57 ERA with 52 strikeouts over his first 46 major league innings back in 2016 before missing all of 2017.